Special menu for senior citizens ..

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When inviting a family for a dawat , do you consider having special menu for the buzrugs in the family?

If yes, what points do you keep in mind ?

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Re: Special menu for senior citizens ..

Are they reallllly old?

Do they have health issues such as heart disease, diabetics, gastric problems…

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Re: Special menu for senior citizens ..

Well , say we dont know in particular what illnesses they might be encountering … do you still keep certain pointers in mind?

For example, when I know someone old is in the guest list , I ensure the following:

  • Add one or two dishes that have thin gravy in them. So they can dip their roti nicely and have to chew less
  • Thin gravy lessens the spices for them and its easier for them to digest
  • I particularly make food with lesser oil , more water based
  • For the grilled stuff and kababs , I cover the pot and soften them up , again so its easier to eat and digest later on…

Things like these … any additions to my list?

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Usually the issues are high blood pressure, diabetes and such.

We make sure to make some dishes with low salt, oil and spices.

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Yep, as they tend not to like fried foods or western style dishes.

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yeah thats an important thing , most buzrugs arent used to western food so they need desi dishes …

Plus I give them lighter cutlery and crockery … coz alot of times its hard for them to manage the weight of them… Like my uncle’s dad was over and he said the crystal glass was heavy for him , so I gave him a lighter , smaller glass to drink in. Since then I keep this in mind .

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We don’t have any buzurgs coming to our dawats :frowning:

My friend’s mum lives with her,so she is the only one who comes and she is good for her age…(83)..mash’Allah.

Ammi’s friends all live quite a ways away from me so I only see them when I go visit her,and they too are all hatta katta…MA,bar some dodgy knees..

I think it’s lovely the way you are all aware of their special needs though.I would be too if I could.

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I think most buzurgs look forward to dawats for a chance to cheat on the regular healthy diet regime :smiley: I don’t want to take that from them :hehe:

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This is precisely what my Mom does. She also adds soft fruits for dessert so the elderly need not worry about sugar etc :slight_smile: